PROGRAM'S BACKGROUND

This program provides the learner with the required technical background for an efficient and rapid integration. The purpose of this program is to present an overview and fundamental understanding of the wide range of oilfield surface production operations, Artificial Lift Systems (ALS) and treatment equipment. This program blends lecture, hands-on exercises, and program teaching styles to enhance learning. Participants will learn how to design and analyze artificial lift designs, which should improve performance and result in higher production rates and/or reduced operating costs. Participants learn how to design and troubleshoot rod pumping, continuous gas lift, and electric submersible pump systems. Other methods such as PCP, plunger lift, jet pump, hydraulic pump, and intermittent gas lift will also be addressed.

Participants will gain experience in solving problems by hand and also by using advanced computer programs. Troubleshooting is an important part of artificial lift operations and several typical surveillance problems are solved. With increased prices, more emphasis is placed on techniques to maximize production. New developments at various stages of application are also covered. Moreover, this program covers the practical aspects of artificial lift in conventional production systems and is designed for field operators, foremen, engineers or anyone directly involved in oil production using artificial lift systems.

PROGRAM'S OBJECTIVES

This Program’s Attendees Will Be More Able To:

›       Learn how to troubleshoot and design sucker rod pumps, PCPs and ESPs

›       Learn the operation and maintenance of surface production equipment

›       Have a solid theoretical background for a better understanding of the processing operations

›       Be reactive in the event of hazardous or unusual situation

›       Know the well and surface processing equipment

›       Know the practical operating recommendations of this equipment (startup, shutdown, isolation)

›       Know separation techniques, technology and operations of pumps.

›       Know about oil, water and gas treatment

›       Be introduced to the wide range of equipment used to process, treat, transport, and store oilfield produced fluids

›       Know about the basics of oilfield corrosion prevention, detection and treatment

›       Know how to determine and minimize pressure drop in pipelines, valves and pressured vessels Internal workings of separators, pumps, compressors, valves and other treating equipment

›       Have a basic understanding of a wide range of produced fluid volume measurement and metering devices

›       Learn how to focus on maximizing oil production with ALS

›       Understand and apply multiphase tubing and pipe flow principles

›       Select the appropriate artificial lift system

›       Specify components and auxiliary equipment needed for each system

›       Know what best practices are available to extend the life of equipment and installed lift systems

›       Apply basic design and analysis concepts 

PROGRAM'S ATTENDEES

›       Well Technicians

›       Field Operators

›       Beginning level Production and Petroleum Engineers

›       Operations and Facilities Engineers

›       Surface Equipment Technicians

›       Technical personnel who interact with field facility engineers 

PROGRAM'S OUTLINE

›       Overview of artificial lift technology

›       Criteria for selection of artificial lift system

›       Reservoir performance: inflow and outflow relationships

›       Artificial lift screening

›       Well types and functions

›       Wellheads: types and typical equipment

›       Well safety equipment

›       Pumping (electrical submersible pumps: PCP, sucker rod pumps)

›       Introduction to rod-pumping

›       Gas lift

›       ESP systems

›       Rod-pump design

›       Pumping unit

›       Rods, pump

›       Prime movers

›       Gas anchor

›       Pump-off controls

›       Gas lift design

›       Mandrels

›       Valves

›       Injection gas requirements

›       Temperature

›       Chokes

›       Spacing

›       Equilibrium curve

›       Continuous flow design

›       Electrical submersible pumps (ESP) design

›       Pump performance curves

›       Pump intake curves

›       Typical problems

›       Installation

›       Troubleshooting

›       Electrical submersible pumps

›       Principles of electrical submersible pumping

›       Pumps and motors

›       Cables and surface equipment

›       Pump design

›       Operating ESP wells

›       Hydraulic jet pumps

›       Principles of jet pumping

›       Jet pump design

›       Surface centrifugal pumps

›       Surface positive displacement pumps

›       Progressing cavity pumps (PCP)

›       Technology and operation (start-up, shutdown, permutation, follow-up during normal operation)

›       Centrifugal and reciprocating compressors

›       Gas turbines

›       Best practices for installation and maintenance

›       Separators: types (two or three-phase, scrubber, FWKO) and technology (horizontal, vertical, spherical, internals, safety equipment)

›       Absorbers

›       Strippers and other distillation columns

›       Types

›       Technology

›       Internals details

›       Separation equipment operation

›       Start-up

›       Shutdown

›       Follow-up during normal operation

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